Benefits of Volunteering at Community Wellness Lifeline:
- Giving back to your community
- Gain real-world job experience
- Networking opportunities with other nonprofit organizations
- Serve the less fortunate
- Volunteer hours may be applied as tax-deductible
- Gain real-world job experience
- Networking opportunities with other nonprofit organizations
- Serve the less fortunate
- Volunteer hours may be applied as tax-deductible
Who Can Volunteer:
Healthcare Professionals, including:
- physicians, including retired physicians (see below)
- nurse practitioners
- physician's assistant
- registered/licensed practical nurses
- student nurses (you will be supervised by an RN)
- dietitians
- diabetes educators
- physical and occupational therapists
- psychologists and counselors
Legal Professionals, including:
- lawyers
- paralegals
Other Professionals:
- public relations officers
- web and graphic designers
- fundraisers
- grant writers and management officers
- physicians, including retired physicians (see below)
- nurse practitioners
- physician's assistant
- registered/licensed practical nurses
- student nurses (you will be supervised by an RN)
- dietitians
- diabetes educators
- physical and occupational therapists
- psychologists and counselors
Legal Professionals, including:
- lawyers
- paralegals
Other Professionals:
- public relations officers
- web and graphic designers
- fundraisers
- grant writers and management officers
Eligibility to Volunteer:
If you would like to volunteer, please provide a copy of the following documents to Faye Felicilda, volunteer coordinator:
1. current professional license (licensed professionals only)
2. HIPAA training certification: You may submit certification through your institution's employee training; if you have not undergone this training, you may undergo this training online for $20 (all volunteers who will be taking care of patients during events, whether in a healthcare or non-healthcare capacity)
3. current CPR certification (all volunteers who will be taking care of patients during events, whether in a healthcare or non-healthcare capacity)
4. Three references with contact information (all volunteers)
1. current professional license (licensed professionals only)
2. HIPAA training certification: You may submit certification through your institution's employee training; if you have not undergone this training, you may undergo this training online for $20 (all volunteers who will be taking care of patients during events, whether in a healthcare or non-healthcare capacity)
3. current CPR certification (all volunteers who will be taking care of patients during events, whether in a healthcare or non-healthcare capacity)
4. Three references with contact information (all volunteers)
Medical and Legal Malpractice: How Am I Protected?
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997, S.543
The Act provides civil liability protection for non-profit or government volunteers if:
Volunteer of non-profit or government entity is immune to liability if they acted in good faith and within the scope of their official functions and duties. Immunity does not apply if the injury is caused by intentional or malicious conduct or negligence. MO. REV. STAT. § 537.118
Community Wellness Lifeline Patient Consent Form
The Act provides civil liability protection for non-profit or government volunteers if:
- the volunteer was acting within the scope of his/her responsibility;
- the volunteer was properly licensed, certified or authorized to engage in the activity or practice (if required by the state in which the damage occurred) and those activities were within the scope of the volunteer's responsibility;
- the harm was not caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct or a "conscious, flagrant indifference" to the rights or safety of the individual harmed by the volunteer; and
- the harm was not caused by the operation of a motor vehicle, aircraft, or other vehicle for which an operator's license or insurance is required by the state.
Volunteer of non-profit or government entity is immune to liability if they acted in good faith and within the scope of their official functions and duties. Immunity does not apply if the injury is caused by intentional or malicious conduct or negligence. MO. REV. STAT. § 537.118
Community Wellness Lifeline Patient Consent Form
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License for Retired Doctors
If you're a retired doctor in Missouri, you are still eligible to volunteer through us.
Missouri Statutes on Licensure for Volunteer Retired Physicians
Limited license for retired physicians who have been licensed for at least 10
years in either MO or another state. No more than 5 annual CME hours required for renewal. Restricted to primary or preventative care services provided gratuitously at city, county, nonprofit, or federally funded health centers. Cannot prescribe controlled substances. Fee not to exceed $25. MO. REV. STAT. § 334.112
You may download the form for application for licensure through Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.
Missouri Statutes on Licensure for Volunteer Retired Physicians
Limited license for retired physicians who have been licensed for at least 10
years in either MO or another state. No more than 5 annual CME hours required for renewal. Restricted to primary or preventative care services provided gratuitously at city, county, nonprofit, or federally funded health centers. Cannot prescribe controlled substances. Fee not to exceed $25. MO. REV. STAT. § 334.112
You may download the form for application for licensure through Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.